Ukraine invasion – day 68

POLAND
SLOVAKIA 
ROMANIA
BELARUS
Transnistria: Russian-backed breakaway region
MOLDOVA
Chernihiv 
Kyiv
UKRAINE
Zaporizhya
Mykolaiv
Odesa
Kherson 
Snake Island
BLACK SEA
Sumy
Kharkiv
Izyum
CRIMEA Annexed in 2014
RUSSIA
Belgorod 
Lyman
Rubizhne 
Popasna
Luhansk 
Donetsk
DONBAS
Volnovakha 
Mariupol 
Melitopol
100km 60 miles

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Russian control before Feb 24
Russian control
Russian advances
Cities controlled
Claimed Ukrainian counteroffensives
Heavy fighting


1 Russia: Western sources claim President Putin may announce “general mobilization” of Russian military on May 9

2 Belgorod: Two strong explosions reported in early hours of May 2

3 Izyum: Ukrainian strike on Russian command post kills senior officers soon after visit by Russian Chief of Staff, General Valery Gerasimov

4 Donbas: Russian forces focusing efforts on completing seizures of Rubizhne and Popasna, and make limited advances towards Lyman

5 Mariupol: Around 100 people evacuated from Azovstal steel plant set to arrive in Zaporizhya

6 South: Occupied Kherson, Melitopol and Volnovakha start transition to use Russian rouble

7 Odesa: Recent missile strikes, and rising tensions in Transnistria, may indicate Russia is preparing drive on city from east and west

8 Black Sea: Ukraine claims Bayraktar drone destroyed two Russian Raptor-class patrol ships near Snake Island


Sources: Institute for the Study of War, UK Ministry of Defence, Reuters 
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